Rebecca Griffin

Rebecca Griffin grew up in Springvale, Maine. In 2003, she graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a degree in Music and Italian and minors in political science and race, culture and power. Following the US invasion of Iraq, Rebecca felt compelled to commit herself to working for peace and social justice, and began working at Peace Action West in Oakland, CA. Through grassroots field organizing, Rebecca talked to thousands of people and mobilized them to take action to oppose US foreign policy and advocate more peaceful approaches. Rebecca now serves as the organization’s Political Director and has traveled extensively throughout the western states organizing with community leaders and citizens, meeting with members of Congress, and educating congressional candidates about pragmatic and peaceful solutions to our greatest foreign policy challenges. Rebecca is currently leading campaigns to promote nonmilitary solutions instead of military force in Afghanistan, end the US occupation of Iraq and promote direct diplomacy with Iran.

When Rebecca is not organizing for peace and justice, she performs throughout the Bay Area as a jazz vocalist.